Identify the airport from the caption given below it.
'Located in Singapore, I am one of the busiest international airports in the world.'
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Changi
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Heathrow
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Charles de Gaulle
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John F. Kennedy
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None of these
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Why do we celebrate 26th January as our 'Republic Day'?
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India became independent on that day.
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Indian Constitution was adopted on that date.
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First Indian government was formed on that date.
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India was partitioned on that date.
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None of these
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Which Indian mathematician was associated with the origin of the place value system of writing numbers?
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Aryabhata
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Charak
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Sushrut
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Ved Vyas
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None of these
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The leaders who believed that nothing could be gained by appealing to the British rulers were known as:
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revolutionaries
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opportunists
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radicals
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moderates
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Which of the following is not an agency of UNO?
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UNICEF
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WHO
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UNESCO
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Security Council
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None of these
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The First World War ended in the year:
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1939
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1914
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1919
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1945
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None of these
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The script of which of the following countries is hieroglyphic?
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China
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Japan
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Egypt
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All of these
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None of these
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Sound pollution causes which of the following?
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Loss of sight
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Loss of smelling power
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Loss of hearing
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Loss of memory
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None of these
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Grasses in prairies turn green during which season?
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Winter
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Summer
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Spring
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Autumn
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None of these
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Identify the wrong statement.
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All meridians are of same length.
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The distance between two meridians is greatest at the equator.
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Meridians cut the 'parallels' at right angles.
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All of these
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None of these
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Which of the following toxic substances is used in thermometers other than the digital one?
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Mercury
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Lead
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Arsenic
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Charcoal
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None of these
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Which of the following makes laws for our whole country?
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The Prime Minister
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The Union Government
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The State Governments
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The President
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Who am I? I never believed that peaceful methods can gain independence for India. Hence I formed Indian National Army to fight British and drive them out of India.
A)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Bhagat Singh
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Ajit Singh
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None of these
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In which part of its course a river forms 'delta'?
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Middle
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Upper
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Lower
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Estuary
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None of these
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Which of the following is formed by erosion by wind and water over a long period of time?
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Valleys
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Gorges
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Plains
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Meanders
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None of these
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In South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi fought with British with which of the following?
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Non-cooperation
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Non-violence
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Non-agreement
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Swadeshi Movement
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None of these
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Which organ of the UNO is responsible for running its day-to-day activities?
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General Assembly
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Secretariat
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Trusteeship Council
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Security Council
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None of these
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Who am I? I am the head of a state in India.
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Chief Minister
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Prime Minister
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Governor
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MLA
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None of these
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Read both the statements carefully and pick your option. Statement I: Greenland is extremely cold throughout the year. Statement II: As we move away from the equator, the rays of the sun become slanting and spread over a larger area. This means heat is less concentrated and the area is cooler.
A)
Statement I is the cause and Statement II is its effect
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Statement II is the cause and Statement I is its effect
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Both the statements are effect of some other common cause
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Both the statements are effect of some independent causes
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None of these
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What is common between: Cyclone, Hurricane and Typhoon
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All are different types of natural disasters.
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All are different types of man-made disasters.
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All are the names of tropical storms that rotate anti clock wise.
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All are the names of tropical storms that rotate clockwise.
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None of these
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Which of the following areas of our country is most thickly populated?
A)
Indo- Gangetic plain
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Coastal plains
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Mountain region of Himalayas
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The Deccan plateau
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None of these
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The Revolt of 1857 failed for which of the following reasons?
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British had a bigger and better equipped army.
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Revolt did not spread throughout the country.
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There was lack of coordination among the leaders of the revolt.
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All of these
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None of these
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How many members are there in Lok Sabha?
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250
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545
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356
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415
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None of these
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How many non-permanent members are there in UN Security Council?
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15
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5
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10
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20
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None of these
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When British came to India, India was:
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under Mughal emperor
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divided into a number of small states headed by weak and selfish rulers
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a very prosperous and developed nation
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ruled by a strong but selfish king
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None of these
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In which session of the Indian National Congress it was decided that nothing less than total freedom from the British rule (Purna Swaraj) would be accepted?
A)
Lahore Session of 1929
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Karachi Session of 1931
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Bombay Session of 1934
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Calcutta Session of 1933
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None of these
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Why our earth looks blue from the space?
A)
Because colour of the earth is blue
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Because of vast forests on the surface of the earth
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Because of its seven continents
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Because 71% of the surface of the earth is covered by water
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None of these
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Which agency of the UNO is responsible for looking after and saving the children of the world?
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UNICEF
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UNESCO
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UNDP
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UNEP
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None of these
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Whether a road is going to be single lane, double lane, four lanes or eight lanes depend on:
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The government
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Needs of the traffic
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The Public Works Department
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People of India
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None of these
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Identify the given figure.
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A prayer theatre
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A science laboratory
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An operation theatre
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A library
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None of these
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Four friends are chatting among themselves. But one of them is telling lie. Identify him.
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Sheela: On last Sunday my little sister was administered a dose of polio.
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Samira: Tuberculosis is a curable disease. You simply need to be on medication for few months.
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Sussie: Yesterday night my father, who is a doctor, got an emergency call from nearby village for treating some cholera patients.
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Sabnam: My cousin, who is suffering from small pox, is in serious condition.
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None of these
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Vedaranyam Satyagraha in southern part of India was led by:
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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C. Rajagopalachari
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Sarojini Naidu
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None of these
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Patna in Bihar is farther from the Equator as compared to Kolkata in West Bengal. Yet Patna is hotter than Kolkata. Why?
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Kolkata gets more rain than Patna which cools the atmosphere.
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Patna is more polluted than Kolkata, so it is warmer.
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Being on the northern part, Patna is more exposed to warm desert wind than Kolkata.
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Kolkata is situated near the Bay of Bengal, hence it is cooler than Patna.
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None of these
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Firecrackers cause which of the following pollution?
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Air pollution
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Land pollution
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Noise pollution
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Both [A] and [C]
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None of these
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Which of the following is NOT true?
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Paper was invented by Cai Lun in 105 AD.
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Hazardous wastes need special means of disposal.
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Maps are produced by cartographers.
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\[0{}^\circ \] longitude is known as the Equator.
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None of these
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Which of the following is the realm of land of the Earth?
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Lithosphere
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Atmosphere
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Hydrosphere
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All of these
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None of these
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The busiest sea routes connect ports on:
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Western America to those on Western Europe
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Western America to those on Eastern Europe
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Eastern America to those on Western Europe
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Eastern America to those on Eastern Europe
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None of these
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Your final examination is approaching. You need to study seriously and sometime for long hours. But in spite of all your effort you cannot concentrate as a loudspeaker blares all evening in your neighbourhood. At first you try to appeal to the local boys responsible for it, but left with no result. Now you want to attract mass attention towards the menace to get the solution once for all. What will be your action?
A)
Going to police and register a complaint.
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Posting posters on the walls of the neighbourhood.
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Distributing pamphlets.
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Writing a letter to the editor of the most widely circulated newspaper.
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None of these
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Which of the following days is observed by UNESCO to mark our fight against various social vices and our mission towards a better society?
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Human Rights Day
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International Day of Non-violence
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International Mother Earth Day
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World Environment Day
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None of these
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We can make our world a better place by which of the following?
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By making the weapons of mass destruction non-operative.
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By converting all the poor nations into rich one.
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By giving more power to the developing nations.
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All of these
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None of these
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What is 'ghutra'?
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A type of vegetable grown in Congo.
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A type of animal found in Prairies.
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Traditional inhabitants of Frigid Zone.
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Traditional Arab head gear for men.
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None of these
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The President of India is elected for a term of:
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6 years
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5 years
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3 years
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10 years
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None of these
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Identify the correct statement.
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Volcanoes also add nutrients to soils, creating perfect conditions for many crops.
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Hills have lesser habitation than mountains.
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Plateaus never lie between mountain ranges.
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Plains are generally divided into four to five groups.
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None of these
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Identify the leader from the slogan given below his picture.
'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it.'
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Dada Bhai Naoroji
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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None of these
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Which of the following items is non-biodegradable?
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Card board
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News Papers
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A dead rat
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Cow dung
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None of these
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Why the temperature in Democratic Republic of Congo remains high throughout the year?
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Because the length of day and night is equal in Congo.
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Because the basin of river Congo covers almost entire country.
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Because of it being in the equatorial region.
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Because it is having a hot and wet climate.
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None of these
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What is common between Veer Savarkar, Aurobindo Ghose and Ajit Singh? (Give the most appropriate answer.)
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They were the early revolutionaries.
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They were the moderate leaders of the Congress.
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All of them were hanged by the British.
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They never took part in freedom struggle.
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None of these
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Which of the following organs of the United Nations composed of all the member nations?
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The Security Council
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The Secretariat
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The General Assembly
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The International Court of Justice
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None of these
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Who among the following was a noble laureate?
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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C.V. Raman
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Narayana Guru
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H.J. Bhabha
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None of these
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If a doctor wants to see the condition of more complex parts of our body, like, kidney, Liver, and brain which of the following he would use?
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MRI and Ultra Sound
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X-Ray and CAT Scan
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CAT Scan and Ultra Sound
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X-Ray and MRI
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None of these
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